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From: bmc@mayo.EDU (Bruce Cameron)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: xdm questions
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Date: 19 Feb 91 15:25:09 GMT
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I am running xdm as the display manager for 3 xterminals (foreign to the
xdm host machine). Since the xdm host machine's console is a ascii dumb
terminal, it is not possible to have xdm manage that display as well. I have
noticed that the console of the xdm host will lock up as long as xdm is
running.

Machine:
	Sun 4/330
	SunOS 4.1.1
	X11R4

Questions:
	How can I avoid having xdm lock the console?

	Is this a common occurence with other types of consoles, or
	just with ascii dumb terminals (would a graphics terminal also
	lock up)?

A related question,
	If one of my xterminals reboots, how can I restart the xdm connection
	to it without affecting the other xterminals xdm serves?

Thanks for any and all help.

--Bruce
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Bruce M. Cameron                    bmc@bru.mayo.edu
Medical Sciences 1-14               (507) 284-3288
Mayo Foundation                     WD9CKW
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